Pedro Pierluisi: “I believe it increases resiliency in the sense that you are making these households more self-sufficient.”

FEMA has agreed to come in and assist us in increasing our power generation for a period of time which could range between 1 year and 1½ years.

Well, one thing FEMA is doing is actually funding a public affairs campaign, public education campaign, encouraging people to build up to code.

The 15-year contract provides a payment methodology that includes either bonuses or penalties, depending on compliance with the metrics.

Last month, I formally requested emergency assistance from FEMA to stabilize our power system by providing additional generation assets and accelerating work on our transmission and distribution grid.